As an American, I just want to say congratulations on remaining a You Tube sensation.

We don’t litter because we boomers were tortured by a public service announcement/ad campaign using a Native American on a horse looking at all the litter we threw on the land and he cried with one tear in his eye. It was emotional hostage taking AND IT WORKED. Not only did it stop us from littering, but we would NEVER let our kids litter either-that’s how effective that ad campaign was. Bravo, I say, to whoever came up with that!

Thanks for always being kind to Americans. Maybe it's just me, but I'm so used to everyone hating on us (including fellow Americans!) that it comes as a shock when someone actually says something nice 😅 I've always been in love with British culture, but your videos have caused me to appreciate my own just a little more too. Thanks! P.S. glad you're one of us now. We needed you.

"As long as you are communicating effectively and with respect... the outcome will be fine." Solid wisdom.

My mother is from Britain and she puts down kids who are pleased (chuffed) with themselves for getting better grades after hard work. She says it's a British thing but my British friends point out there's a difference between not celebrating success and being a jerk

As an American most people I know would congratulate someone having success, it's the American dream to work hard so it's only natural to celebrate success. Laurence you have more subscribers than the population of the State of Wyoming and that is AWESOME!

As of Yesterday, I am a US Citizen. All done in Chicago I also share the fact that my US born wife's first name is Tara too LOL

I definitely noticed the Spanish pronunciation thing during the Great British Baking Show's 'Mexican week'. Every time they said "tres leches", I kept screaming at the TV "IT'S NOT A FRENCH DISH!!!" 🤣

Fun UK gym story: I was on a work trip visiting Edinburgh Scotland and hit the gym in the morning. Almost everyone had what I’d call “footballer body” which is very lean with sturdy legs. There was one other guy there who was bigger and more pronounced upper body like me… Canadian. The 2 “biggest guys in the gym” were both visiting from North America

The Spanish thing is so funny! As a white American dude, I learned it out of necessity since I lived in a small, mostly Hispanic town. Yeah, mispronouncing Spanish is as egregious as mispronouncing English over here.

I’m a Texan and the pronunciation of paella was hilarious! Most of us from the border states have at least a rudimentary understanding of the Spanish language. Congrats on becoming a KZfaq sensation!!!

I worked on a tourist information 800 number in college, helping French, Spanish, German and British tourists having trouble with the language. British tourists wanting directions to LA Jolla (saying it like jolly with an a on the end) argued with me for 20 minutes about how to say it. I finally gave up and wished them hoy.

One Christmas I went to a friend's home in a rural part of our town in Mississippi. There were people coming in and going out all day. It's tradition to stop in for drinks or food and move on to the next stop, with holiday cards and packages or home made additions to the food table. There were two turkeys, a whole roasted hog, ham, shrimp and sausage gumbo, jambalaya, cold and warm potato salad, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, yeast rolls and an 8 foot table of desserts. Pecan pie, pumpkin pie, banana pudding, ambrosia, cranberry cinnamon bread and more. At the end of the day we had counted 75 people who had dropped in. A truly warm and wonderful southern celebration of the holiday spirit.

What's sad is as a half-Hispanic man, neither my fully Hispanic dad or myself ever learned Spanish. I order chimichangas at Mexican restaurants and get shameful sighs from the staff.

I have an uncle who came over from England and my aunt was telling me a story once of the most British thing he had ever done. They were at the grocery store and his son wandered off. When he couldn't find him, he panicked and told my aunt and they split up to start looking. While she was rushing around the store looking for him, my uncle got into a line and patiently waited to tell the customer service rep that his son was missing. Fortunately my aunt found my little cousin, but my aunt saw my uncle standing there and furiously said, "YOU QUEUED UP FOR THIS????"

“He gave me the sort of look you give to somebody weeing in a ditch”-I love how hysterically specific this is!! I’m soo going to steal this. Pure genius!! ❤

I love your channel! The good thing for you is, none of us care what cousin Chad thinks Just one American getting to the point!😂

These never get old Laurence. You’ve not posted a single one I haven’t thoroughly enjoyed 🙂

Thank you so much for mentioning American pronunciations of Spanish words. I remember watching a video from a British KZfaqr Aiden of Coffeehouse Crime where he sometimes criticizes Americans for how they pronounce certain words, for not pronouncing them for how they are spelled. He did that with the word "taco." It's pronounced "tock-o", but he insisted that it was pronounced "tack-o." Silly English people. They constantly attempt to correct our English, now they dare attempt to correct our Spanish as well? 🙄

Every success, no matter how big or small, is deserving of celebration. Seeing people (even complete strangers) working towards something and reaching their goals… it’s special and beautiful. I love being able to add to their joy in whatever way I can.

Americans buy more gym memberships. The actual use of them is a different matter. January at Planet Fitness is almost too crowded to go. But within a week following Valentines Day you can park your care next to the machine you want. This is how they can sell memberships for ten bucks a month and keep their doors open. Most of the customers only go a few times.

Yep! I’m having my whole family this weekend at my little bitty home for Christmas. We will be tripping over each other and giggling and it will be glorious!❤️🤗🐝🎄 Merry Christmas! Happy Solstice! Happy Hanukkah! Ya’ll!

I think Americans do encouragement a lot better (and Canadians and Australians do too). I’ve always worked with Brits but now with lots of Americans and they are sooooo encouraging! 😂💕

Litter awareness had been a significant part of American youth education - especially via outdoor programs like Scouting, Campfire, etc … But sports teams and other clubs also adopted clean-up days (esp. Adopt-a-highway). I have serious concerns about how that tradition may carry forward to future generations.

Part of the thing about Spanish is that in America, most people learn the Latin American versions, while in the UK, those who learn Spanish learn the version from Spain, two different versions.

British go to hospital. Americans go to the hospital. "I'm in hospital." "I'm in the hospital."

Hey! I have a pretty Great American-British Hosting anecdote to share (if anyone even reads this, because, alas...I am NOT a KZfaq Sensation). A year ago my youngest son, age 29 and totally American born and raised just DECIDED he was by-God going to Britian for a week or so in December!! There is a small seaside town in the UK that has the Same Name as our Last Name---and my young man decided he wanted to see a bit of London, and then travel to this small city. He did. AND, being the gregarious American he is, he went to a Pub, where many British People were watching their "football" play off (Soccer) and he struck up a conversation with some local guy----who promptly invited him to his Mum & Dad's home for a Sunday Dinner!!!!! My kid had a great time and got to explain many American Things to the enthralled residents of your fair homeland.

As an American living in the UK, I am triggered by the fact that they spell "chili" using two Ls over here. "Chilli," I tell them, "is a Spanish word, and would be pronounced 'chiyi' if that's the way it were spelled!" But they ignore me.

💙🤍❤ ... I'm an immigrant and came to this wonderful country ... I've visited and stayed in many others, but there's no country like America ... God bless America ... !!!

Brit here. Spanish was not an option back in the 70s when I was going through school. French was compulsory and German available as an option. Of course Spanish would have been very useful as many Brits went to (and plenty still do) Spain for their holidays (vacation if you prefer it). It’s no longer an issue as most Spaniards seem to have learnt English and in some cases speak it better than the Brits who go there. There has, however, been a bit of an upturn in the number of Brits learning Spanish over the past few years, including me. Alas, I’m just about to give it up after four months of it as I naturally assumed I’d be fluent in it by now but reality has shown that I’m completely useless at it. I’ll maybe try and revive my CSE level French instead or just save my money and shout at any foreigner in English as is the traditional way.

I took French as an American because every other language class was full and a foreign language was required. I turned out to enjoy it, but Spanish was my first choice because it's what you encounter most.

One of my favorite things about a channel called Technology Connections is No Effort November. Alec stops trying to shine everything and have perfect takes for one month. Something fell off a shelf during a take? He looks at it, and either makes a face or reminds us what month it is, and then keeps going. So hey, a low-research and easy-to-make video is perfect! Enjoy the holidays.

I'm learning Spanish on my phone. seemed like it'd be a good idea since I work at a farm store and there's a noticeable Spanish-speaking population. definitely not a majority of our customers, but there's enough of them that I finally said "I seriously need to learn Spanish to better communicate with these folks". been more than a year and I'm still basically at the level of a toddler

I would imagine American English also wholesale borrows more words from Spanish (rodeo, tornado, habanero, La Niña, El Niño, jalapeño, mariachi, burrito, mesa, salsa (both the food and the dance), nachos, arroyo, and so on, and so forth! 🤔

During an employee review that I received once, my supervisor told me I was too blunt for people in the south (I was living in Tennessee at the time). He said Southerners preferred to beat around the bush. Mind you, I was born and raised in Western USA.

Fun fact about littering: "Don't mess with Texas" was originally a government anti-littering slogan. (Aimed, presumably, at out-of-state tourists.)

The irony of me watching this having just got home from the gym 😅

Something that I've noticed as a difference between British and American English is the fact that the pronunciation of words that come from other languages are very different. Americans tend to pronounce the word as close to the original as they can, whereas Brits tend to make it sound more, well, English. Of course there will be exceptions, but just some food for thought.

The worst part of "going to the gym" is GOING to to the gym.

Love the getting to the point part! Southerners will always ask how you are and how your family is doing before diving into the point. However, then you have to get to the point without fluff. Things that I heard often while growing up, "Get to the point", "Don't beat around the bush", etc

Glad to see your channel again. Learning Castilian Español myself.

And I’m one of those Americans who took French in school and speaks very little Spanish that isn’t food related. So at least I pronounce paella correctly.

I don't know why, but after listening to your videos, I read the comments below and the voice in my head is an imitation of you. Thanks for being my earworm!

It's true that we pronounce a lot of Spanish words fairly well in LA, but most of us still miss pronounce Los Angeles. 😂

(I hope you feel better soon, your Eyes looked sad - none of my business) I really appreciate your videos You're awesome 😎🎉 Thank you!!!!

An ally of the Spartans once sent an envoy to them asking for supplies to help their city through a war. The envoy got up before the Spartan assembly and began to give a speech about the ancient ties of friendship between their two peoples and the dastardly acts of agression by their enemies. Eventually, a leading Spartan got up, silenced the man, and told him, "Too many words. Come back tomorrow." The next day the envoy came before the Spartan Assembly holding an empty sack. He said, "Need weapons." and the Spartand voted to give him what he needed, and he headed home. Although it was mentioned to him, by one particular loquacious and gregarious Spartan that it would have been enough to merely hold up the sack and say, "Weapons".

Ooh, Laurence! Another great video. It still amazes me how you can hone in on the differences between UK and US culture. As an American who studied Spanish (Castilian) for 7 years between high school and college - good on you for learning another language! There's that congratulating thing again, lol. I'd like to suggest for the sequel video that the British/UK do television better than Americans, especially murder mysteries and crime dramas. Americans tend to focus on the gore and horror of the situation, whereas British murder shows concentrate on the why of the crime - motivation, circumstances, etc. Midsomer Murders is a textbook example. But other British TV too: such as Keeping Up Appearances, The Vicar of Dibley, Are You Being Served?, and many others showcase that wonderful dry British wit. And then, of course, there is the force of nature that is Doctor Who.

Congratulations on 653,000 subscribers!

I have gym equipment at home, and use it. Perhaps our larger homes allow such

winning revolutionary wars in the years of 1760 through 1795. if that's not one, then we've lost our way as a people.

Love your channel, it has actually taught me things I didn’t know. Example, why we both speak the same language, but pronounce certain words differently or simply use different words for the same thing. I find that fascinating. Truly love your channel and love learning new perspectives I never thought of. So as a American (USA) thank you.

Jalapeño is the word that hurt me when I lived in London. I always got thrown off when people ordered Jalapeño crisps at my pub. It was everyone’s favorite and it did not click in my brain what people were asking for.

Really surprised about the littering thing!!

Knowing the Spanish pronunciation actually makes it a little fun banter when discussing food comes up; I'll deliberately say "quesa dill-a" when I'm with my kids and they laugh and correct me, knowing full well I'm just teasing

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Great save,can't wait for Part2. Keep up the GREAT WORK

My previous workplace had a really good gym on the premises and I really loved using the gym 🇺🇲

The littering difference surprised me. I would have guessed the British would be more conscientious about such things. But I'm not as well traveled as Lawrence. My U.S. friends impose a mock "trail tax" on ourselves whenever we hike the woods. It's competitive. Whoever collects the most trash wins the contest. The only prize is a more pleasant hike for _everyone_ and _everyone_ appreciates it, including the winner. Great fun. 😉

The getting to the point thing is so valid.

As a fellow dual citizen, and having lived about half my life in each country, let me add a few more to the list: 1. Coffee. America is a coffee-drinking culture, and you're never far away from a decent cup (Starbuck's excepted). Here in the UK most coffee is varying degrees of shite. 2. Roads. In America most roads are in a straight line and streets are well-signed. When you use a nav programme in America you'll be directed to your destination, whereas in the UK you could well be directed to Penzance or John O'Groats instead of where you need to go. 3. Regional accents. American regional accents are much more pleasing on the ears and easier to understand than British ones. I lived half my life in South Carolina and love the coastal Southern accent (I can do a decent one), and I can actually understand other American accents (AAVE excepted). Here in the UK, I'm a Scouser, but I need an interpreter to understand Geordie and Glasgow dialects. And the Brummie accent is just awful! 4. Loyalty to sport teams. In America you love your local team, but you don't want to murder your rival's supporters. If you're a Red Sox fan and go to Yankee Stadium with your Red Sox kit on all you'll get is good natured ribbing. But if you're an Everton supporter like me and walk into a red pub in Liverpool you're risking life and limb. 5. Trolleys ("shopping carts" in Yankese). In America the trolleys are big enough to hold all your groceries. Here in the UK they're grossly undersized, and if you've got a long list of items you'll need to bring a mate with you to push a second trolley. When I buy jumbo-size sacks of kibble for my dog and try to put them in the Lilliputian trolley it usually tips over and i pull a back muscle from picking the sacks up off the floor. 6. Pets. In America your dog is a member of your family, and most public places will allow you to take your dog with you. Pet food and veterinary care are less expensive. Most Americans aren't afraid of dogs, either. Here in the UK if you attempt to bring your dog to a restaurant you'll likely be carted off to the loony bin, and you need to sell your firstborn child to afford veterinary care. I have a 175 lb Newfoundland, and his food cuts deep into my budget. I was able to feed my Rottweiler in America for much less money. The lone exception is that most British public parks, lakes and beaches (especially in Scotland) will allow you to bring your dog whilst many American ones do not.

I love you so much Laurence. I was a massive Anglophile as a kid and teenager growing up in rural Texas. I watched as much football (soccer, you know it literally means the same sport, whatever lol) as I could, I made sure we had Christmas crackers during holidays, I drank tea with milk and biscuits…like English biscuits, but some times with Southern American style biscuits since it went just as well with, and I fell in love with Drum n Bass, English House and UK folk and rock. Not to mention all of the history books and BBC America I’d read and watch. It’s actually where, as an adult, I have had many amazing conversations with British people since I have such a thorough knowledge of the history and culture. I can pick up certain regional dialects and know more often than not in more detail than “London” or “Manchester” where someone is actually from. Speaking of waffling on, haha, I’m pretty good at that too. Looking forward to the follow up to this video! I can definitely think of 6 things Brits do better, but I’ve gone on for far too long. Cheers!

I would love to learn Spanish so I could converse extensively with my new Puerto Rican son-in-law’s family. Most speak English but some do not so it would be a plus if I could speak Spanish.

Solid video, my man! Look at you, all out here killing it!

Thank you for addressing the paella issue. I've lived in London for over a year now, and it still drives me nuts whenever British people say 'paella'. Spanish language and Hispanic culture is so much a part of US culture that even though I'm not of Mexican descent, I was really excited that the Mexican embassy sponsored a Dia de Muertos event in London because it helped ease some of my homesickness.

Back in the 70s and 80s, there was a LOT more litter around in the US. I remember being a kid and seeing people throw fast food bags out of their car windows on the highway quite regularly. It took years of PSAs and a mountain of tickets from the police to break that national habit.

In my head, his wife's cousin Chad exists and is his biggest fan. He loves having him bringing him up in videos and it's a fun inside joke for him them that he gives Laurence a hard time. 😊

I enjoy your opinion pieces just as much as the researched ones! Keep sharing, please!

My favorite British mispronunciation of Spanish was _Don Quixote_ as "Don Quicks-oat"

You’re so good at this. Very entertaining!

Always a good day when litp posts!!

Thank you for not being lost in the pond. Merry Christmas!

Love these videos. I've learned so much about the differences between the two countries

Some reasons for gym culture in America: 1. The culture's focus on physical appearance 2. The fear of getting fat 3. The aversion to aging 4. The high cost of medical care 5. A need for self defence (rising crime, guns everywhere) 6. The hookup culture 7. The car centred lifestyle (minimal walking).

The littering thing is regional. I live in the South and I have lived in the Midwest. Litter is not a problem in these places. But I am originally from the northeast. Litter is bad there.

My American house is so tiny that we never host the holidays. We have had people over for my Son's birthday before but that was in the late spring and it was a really nice day so we could have the party outside.

Happy Christmas, Laurence and Tara! And condolences, bc it's a sad time of year as of a year or so, and that doesn't go away quickly.

I learned French in school as a kid on the East Coast, moved to California (part of Mexico til 1850!) and d'oh... Sure wished I'd learned Spanish. We do inevitably pick up bits of Spanish here. And having some French helps with learning Spanish... *a little* more than it confuses my Spanish attempts. With a lil Spangrench now n then, when my other-language memory defaults to French!

I am 40 and have lived in America all my life. I can tell you that littering used to be a much bigger problem in America. But when I was a kid, there was a concentrated effort to reduce it. Between ads, more public garbage cans going up, and general social pressure, it is true that littering has all but dissappeared.

He's always good for a chuckle .

I also learned Spanish as a second language in high school, which I didn’t know would be so helpful until I married and moved to Southern California. It seems like at least a quarter of the residents are native Spanish speakers here. And when I visit home in the Atlanta area, there are a lot of more there as there were before. In any case, I’ve always loved French so I took a couple classes, which I’m not doing so well at! I don’t have many people to practice with. I’ve only known two people that are native speakers, and I only know one now!

Spain is a frequent vacation spot for lots of folks in the UK, and Spain is close.

4:20 A while ago I applied for a warehouse job with Sheetz and one of the perks they talked about in the interview was that they had a fully equipped gym on site for the employees. At the warehouse. And yeah, discounted gym memberships are common perks, and some companies will even have deals set up where your employee ID badge will get you into the gym for free. I'm not a gym guy at all, but yeah, it's a pretty big thing here.

Congratulations Lawrence 👏 on all your successes! 😊

A gymnasium is not the same as "the gym". A gymnasium is an open area allocated for doing exercise where people can be left alone to work on their fitness. The gym is a place packed with equipment for people to show everyone how much exercise they want them to think they get without actually going out and doing the physical work.

Number one on that next list would certainly have to be sarcasm. I always thought myself quite the sarcastic git, especially since I grew up watching so much British television. But after many more years of delivering into British programs, movies, and comedians, I've learned that we Yanks have nothing on our cousins across the pond when it comes to that art form.

Well Laurence...you are now at 657K Subscribers AND you gained at least 250 views from when I began watching this very episode!

Congratulations on 650k subs! 🎉🎊🍾🎈 love from Connecticut, USA 🇺🇸

I go to several large Christmas parties each year, (I was at one yesterday). We tend to hire a room or book tables at pubs. We have more of that pub culture in the UK and who wants all the work and bother of hosting it in their own home.😁

I really loved that last one. I have been thinking about this a lot with the criticism that Americans are rarely bilingual in that I think in time we'll all be fairly competent in Spanish. All Americans I think can at least get through some basic greetings and would likely know a few hundred words of Spanish. And yeah, we're certainly better at pronouncing it, I'll never get over how Hugh Grant said the word 'Adios' in that movie with Julia Roberts. I kept playing it over and over trying to figure out what he said, took me half a dozen times and then my jaw fell on the floor.

I cracked up when you said, "Probably all bots isn't it?" 😆

Grats on being a KZfaq sensation

Happy New year : ) Thanks for all the entertainment last year. looking forward to more of the same in '24

I speak fluent Spanish (as long as it's a menu item!).

You're so smart and hilarious! You've mastered the deadpan. I'm proud to call you a fellow American! 🤟🇺🇸🤜🏻🤛🏻

Years ago I discovered a funny example of Spanish: I had a Garmen navigation system, if I chose the British voice it mispronounced Spanish street names ("turn right on El Cay-John"), but the American voice pronounced it correctly ("turn right on El Cah-hone", i.e. El Cajon).

Had me chuckling. Gracias!

Spanish is indeed the second language of choice for many Americans. I might add that I had tenants for a while from Mexico who were the kindest and most hard working people I have ever known. They would always make tamales at Christmas time, and they were delicious!

The first time I heard Joanna Lumley say the word _taco_ (pronounced TACK-oh) I realized Brits don't get the vowels as naturally as most Americans. AbFab still breaks me up

Lawrence I’m so glad I found you on KZfaq you are educational plus funny

Merry Christmas to you and Tarah, Laurence!

About Spanish: In Wisconsin, where I grew up, to be elidgable for the University of Wisconsin systems, you had to have 2 years of a foreign language. My high school was so small (my graduating class was 42 people) that they only offered one foreign language, and that was Spanish.